Sentence examples for applying for things from inspiring English sources

Markowitz, who is used to applying for things — like junior high (East Side Middle) and internships (with Senator Charles Schumer) — faced a multi-round screening process.

I have a lot of friends that are in-between jobs, that are thinking about the next step, and they seem to be doing it in a very traditional way: applying for things online and hoping that something will happen.

DC: One example I talk about in Reinventing You is the fact that many people, when they're in the midst of a job search, embrace a strategy of going for anything and everything: "I need a job, any job!" Of course, that ends up hurting you because you're wasting time applying for things that aren't a good fit.

"He applies for things extravagantly beyond belief," Ms. Hofstetter said.

Artists should apply for things together and share resources.

"Many minority students aren't as prepared to apply for things like MARC," says Bustos.

Refugees must pay fees to apply for things such as family reunification, the extension of a residence permit, or an appeal against rejection.

It was a means of making money, too, because I couldn't apply for things without a social security number," he said.

"I've gotten really, really good at applying for those things," he said.

Possible topics of discussion include the following: advice for grad school or applying for jobs, "things I wish I'd known," difficulties encountered, and balancing work with one's personal life.

"At Nokia there were people who knew they were going to be laid off in six months and they were able to stay at Nokia with a Nokia email address with the Nokia laptop and spend time applying for new things and Nokia helped them.